Revised Code of Washington
2023 Archive

Chapter 35.23 RCW
SECOND-CLASS CITIES
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35.23.010Rights, powers, and privileges—Exchange of park purpose property.
35.23.021City officers enumerated—Compensation—Appointment and removal.
35.23.031Eligibility to hold elective office.
35.23.051Elections—Terms of office—Positions and wards.
35.23.081Oath and bond of officers.
35.23.091Compensation of officers—Expenses—Nonstate pensions.
35.23.101Vacancies.
35.23.111City attorney—Duties.
35.23.121City clerk—Duties—Deputies.
35.23.131City treasurer—Duties.
35.23.134Association of sheriffs and police chiefs.
35.23.141Duty of officers collecting moneys.
35.23.142Combination of offices of treasurer with clerk—Authorized.
35.23.144Combination of offices of treasurer with clerk—Powers of clerk.
35.23.146Combination of offices of treasurer with clerk—Powers of treasurer.
35.23.148Combination of offices of treasurer with clerk—Ordinance—Termination of combined offices.
35.23.161Chief of police and police department.
35.23.170Park commissioners.
35.23.181City council—Oath—Meetings.
35.23.191City council—Mayor pro tempore.
35.23.201City council—Meetings—Journal.
35.23.211Ordinances—Style—Requisites—Veto.
35.23.221Ordinances—Publication—Summary—Public notice of hearings and meeting agendas.
35.23.251Ordinances granting franchises—Requisites.
35.23.261Audit and allowance of demands against city.
35.23.270City council—Quorum—Rules—Journal, etc.
35.23.290City council—Entry of ayes and noes on journal.
35.23.311Eminent domain.
35.23.325Payment of claims and obligations by warrant or check.
35.23.330Limitation on allowance of claims, warrants, etc.
35.23.331Nuisances.
35.23.351Application of RCW 35.23.352 to certain agreements relating to water pollution control, solid waste handling facilities.
35.23.352Public works—Contracts—Bids—Small works roster—Purchasing requirements, recycled or reused materials or products.
35.23.371Taxation—Street poll tax.
35.23.380Exclusive franchises prohibited.
35.23.410Leasing of street ends on waterfront.
35.23.420Notice of lease to be published before execution.
35.23.430Railroads in streets to be assessed for street improvement.
35.23.440Specific powers enumerated.
35.23.442City and town license fees and taxes on financial institutions.
35.23.443City license fees or taxes on certain business activities to be at a single uniform rate.
35.23.444Nonpolluting power generation by individual—Exemption from regulation—Authorization to contract with utility.
35.23.445Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts.
35.23.452Additional powers—Acquisition, control, and disposition of property.
35.23.454Additional powers—Parking meter revenue for revenue bonds.
35.23.455Additional powers—Construction and operation of boat harbors, marinas, docks, etc.
35.23.456Additional powers—Ambulances and first aid equipment.
35.23.457Conveyance or lease of space above real property or structures or improvements.
35.23.460Employees' group insurance—False arrest insurance.
35.23.470Publicity fund.
35.23.480Publicity board.
35.23.490Limitations on use of publicity fund.
35.23.505Local improvement guaranty fund—Investment in city's own guaranteed bonds.
35.23.515Utilities—City may contract for service or construct own facilities.
35.23.525Utilities—Method of acquisition—Bonds.
35.23.535Utilities—Maintenance and operation—Rates.
35.23.545Procedure to attack consolidation or annexation of territory.
35.23.555Criminal code repeals by city operating municipal court—Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases—Arbitration.
35.23.560Waterworks—Construction by city or by district assessments.
35.23.570Waterworks—Plans—Special assessments.
35.23.580Waterworks—Procedure—Bonds.
35.23.680Cities of ten thousand or more may frame charter without changing classification.
35.23.705Purchase of electric power and energy from joint operating agency.
35.23.800Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Elective officers.
35.23.805Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Elections—Terms of office.
35.23.810Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Mayor—General duties.
35.23.815Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Appointive officers.
35.23.820Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Health officer.
35.23.825Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Street commissioner.
35.23.830Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Appointment of officers—Confirmation.
35.23.835Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Oath and bond of officers.
35.23.840Code city retaining former second-class city plan—City council—How constituted.
35.23.845Code city retaining former second-class city plan—City council—Presiding officer—Voting rights.
35.23.850Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Wards—Division of city into.
35.23.860Telecommunications services and facilities authorized—Requirements.
NOTES:
Accident claims against: RCW 35.31.040, 35.31.050.
Actions against
public corporations: RCW 4.08.120.
state: Chapter 4.92 RCW.
Actions by in corporate name: RCW 4.08.110.
Advancement in classification: RCW 35.06.010.
Annexation
for municipal purposes: RCW 35.13.180.
of federal areas: RCW 35.13.190 through 35.13.210.
Classification as: RCW 35.01.020.
Code of ethics for public officers and employees: Chapters 42.23 and 42.52 RCW.
Eminent domain by cities, construction of chapter as to second-class cities: RCW 8.12.560.
Inhabitants at time of organization: RCW 35.01.020.
Judgment against local governmental entity, enforcement: RCW 6.17.080.
Limitations on indebtedness: State Constitution Art. 7 § 2 (Amendments 55, 59), Art. 8 § 6 (Amendment 27), chapter 39.36 RCW, RCW 84.52.050.
Lost and found property: Chapter 63.21 RCW.
Lowlands, local improvement: Chapters 35.55, 35.56 RCW.
Municipal utilities: Chapter 35.92 RCW.
Municipal water and sewer facilities act: Chapter 35.91 RCW.
Officers, salaries of, not to be changed during term: State Constitution Art. 11 § 8 (Amendment 57).
Organization under general laws required: State Constitution Art. 11 § 10 (Amendment 40).
Parking, off-street facilities: Chapter 35.86 RCW.
Sanitary fills: Chapter 35.73 RCW.
Service of summons on, personal service: RCW 4.28.080.
Sidewalks, construction and reconstruction, generally: Chapter 35.69 RCW.
Streets and alleys, grades at higher elevation, drainage impracticable on private abutting land, effect: Chapter 35.73 RCW.
Unclaimed property in hands of city police: Chapter 63.32 RCW.